Kushimaru Kuriarare, Munashi Jinpachi, Juzo Biwa

Of the two people Seiji was watching fight, one had long black hair with a vertical braid, thick lips, sharp teeth, his left eye covered by a strip of black cloth, and bandages wrapped around his head and neck. The other was tall with long limbs, a head of fluffy, spiky blond hair, and wore a black shirt and long pants, gray gloves on his hands, and similarly fluffy bandages around his neck.

Seeing that Seiji's attention had been drawn to their battle, the Anbu member who had brought them over explained, "My lord, you have a good eye! These two can be said to be the finest among this batch. If our squad—and even our Third Division—had not been fully staffed recently, our captains would have taken them away long ago."

"Not bad. Though their strength is only at the Chunin level, approaching Elite Chunin, their combat experience is extremely seasoned and doesn't even lose out to some Jonin. They can absolutely be brought in as immediate combat strength," Seiji said approvingly.

"Kagami, what do you think?" Seiji turned to ask Yagura.

"What do I think? Of course I'm watching while standing!" Yagura's old habit acted up again, and he cracked a joke.

"Kagami!" Chino rebuked him. "Show some respect to the captain!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Hearing Chino's reprimand, Yagura shrank his neck and answered. The bloodline suppression of an older sister over her younger brother took effect once more. He had no desire for Chino to put on a neck-locking show in front of outsiders. "I think they'll do. Captain, you make the call!"

"Hua," Seiji said to Chino, "go to the archives and bring me these two men's files."

Chino obeyed and left. Before long, she returned with two files. Taking them, Seiji immediately opened them for inspection.

Name: Kushimaru Kuriarare

Age: 10 (Born November 18, Year 23 of Kirigakure)

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 51 kg

Ninja Registration Number: 006432

Ninja Rank: Chunin (Chakra Amount: 0.35 cards)

Mission Experience: 23 D-rank, 10 C-rank, 6 B-rank, 2 A-rank, 1 S-rank

Chakra Attributes: Water, Yin

Mastered Ninjutsu: 12 Water Release Ninjutsu

Name: Munashi Jinpachi

Age: 11 (Born July 4, Year 22 of Kirigakure)

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 50 kg

Ninja Registration Number: 006023

Ninja Rank: Chunin (Chakra Amount: 0.48 cards)

Mission Experience: 60 D-rank, 15 C-rank, 10 B-rank, 3 A-rank, 1 S-rank

Chakra Attributes: Water, Fire, Yin

Mastered Ninjutsu: 10 Water Release Ninjutsu, 5 Fire Release Ninjutsu

Seiji quickly finished reading the files and obtained the information he wanted.

The tall one was named Kushimaru Kuriarare, while the slightly shorter one was Munashi Jinpachi.

More talented than others their age, both had instantly killed their opponents during the graduation examination at Kirigakure's ninja academy. That was why the Anbu had noticed and recruited them. During the Anbu reserve training program, the two had continued to perform well, displaying extremely high caliber. Whether it was intelligence gathering, assassination, or eliminating rogue ninja, their mission completion rate had remained at one hundred percent so far.

After swiftly reviewing their intelligence, Seiji nodded in satisfaction and casually handed the files to Yagura.

"You take a look as well. If you're satisfied, they'll be your men from now on," Seiji said to Yagura.

Yagura took the files and quickly read through them, expressing the same satisfaction. He then used Body Flicker to descend, appearing between the two men. He intended to personally test Kushimaru Kuriarare and Munashi Jinpachi.

At that moment, Suikazan Fuguki also took interest in a youth below who was sparring with someone else.

The youth had short black hair. His most distinctive feature was the lack of eyebrows. He had sharp teeth, a large cross-shaped scar on his right cheek, bandages wrapped around his ears and neck, and red stripes painted across the lower half of his face.

"My lord!" Suikazan Fuguki spoke up to ask Seiji.

Seiji did not answer, merely signaling for Chino to head to the archives again. Before long, Chino returned with another file.

Name: Juzo Biwa

Age: 9 (Born January 1, Year 24 of Kirigakure)

Height: 148 cm

Weight: 42 kg

Ninja Registration Number: 006903

Ninja Rank: Chunin (Chakra Amount: 0.3 cards)

Mission Experience: 23 D-rank, 9 C-rank, 1 B-rank, 1 A-rank, 0 S-rank

Chakra Attributes: Water, Yang

Mastered Ninjutsu: 8 Water Release Ninjutsu

Handing the file to Suikazan Fuguki, Seiji casually asked, "You think highly of him? So far, his record isn't particularly impressive, and his strength has only just reached the level of a Chunin."

"Yes, sir! The moment I saw him, I found him quite agreeable. I believe he will make a very good subordinate," Suikazan Fuguki explained respectfully.

Seiji had no intention of dampening his subordinate's enthusiasm, so he gave Suikazan Fuguki a slight nod, approving the recruitment of Juzo Biwa.

Who knew what Suikazan Fuguki saw in the still-unremarkable Juzo Biwa, but he had indeed unearthed an extraordinary talent for the First Division.

At this moment, no one, including Seiji, could have imagined that Juzo Biwa's strength would rapidly improve several years later, and that he would become the wielder of Executioner's Blade, the Kubikiribōchō, among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist—the Mizukage Guard formed in the future.